The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-06-04
Maryland Affairs.

There were 127 deaths in Baltimore last
week and 81 births.
Cecil county Democratic primaries will be
held on July %, and the convention on the
26th.
Miss Annie Dyer, who has been telegraph
operator at Glyndon, Western Maryland
Railroad, has been appointed ticket and freight
agent also.
1t is rumored that the plant of the Maryland
| Hinge Company, at Frederick, will shortly be
sold to company of Western capitalists and
be moved to Newark, Ohio.
The second sea lion of the three given to
Druid Hill Park in May, 1885, by Mr.. Robert
Garrett, died on Monday at their pond in the
park, leaving only the small one.
The Baltimore & Ohio railroad is building
a narrow gauge railroad down the Youghio-
gheny river in Garrett county. Cars are rum
ming on part of the line, and the whole road
will be completed shortly.
Several members of the family of Mrs. Jas.
! T. Earle, at Centreville, were made suddenly
i'll by eating lettuce which is supposed to have
been accidentally sprinkled with Paris green
| used on potatoes near the lettuce bed.
The Industrial Life and Accident Insurance
| Company, of Baltimore, suspended on Mon
| up capital of 100000 There will be no
loss, it is said, by the company going out of
business.
Queen Anne's county farmers are complain
inc of the unusual ravages Of rose bugs The
insects have played havoc with many peach
orchards, vineyards and cherry trees, and
some farmers complain that corn is being
badly cut.
In the case of Benjamin Biscoe, colored,
on trial for the second time at Port Tahacco,
for the murder of Capt. R. B. Dixon on his
sloop in the Potomac river, the jury at 1875
o'clock Saturday night brought in a verdict
of murder in the first degree.
Elijah Parker, farmer, living near Whit
on, Wicomieo county, aged 49, shot and
killed himself last Friday while in his orchard
! with his little daughter endeavoring to shoot
I a hawk. The load passed through his head.
! 1t is supposed that the gun was accidentally
discharged.
The Port Deposit and Columbus railroad
on Thursday paid into the State treasury
81, 200 being per cent. interest on mort
gage of $780, 600 held by the State. The rail.
road has been in default of its interest since
1873, but it is now getting into to good finan-
cial condition.
In Cecil county the public roads are let to
contract to the lowest bidders. The bids
we're opened on Monday and the aggregate
showed $l3, 500, with some sections not bid
for The sections not bid for at the same
rate would foot up about SO, 500 making total
cost of roads $4,000.
Postmaster Brown, of Baltimore, on We'd
nesday made number of changes at the Bal
timore postoffice, which included the removal
of thirteen Republican carriers of the first
class at 81 200 year, and the promotion of
cart collectors to fill the places as third class
carriers, pay 5000 year.
Ex-Policeman John c. Doyle is the ath-
letic hero of Baltimore now. He won two
out of three falls at Ford's Opera House on
Tuesday night in an exciting catch as catch
can wrestling match with the famous Jap.
The full name of the gentleman from Japan
is Matsada Kiokichi Sorakichi.
Milton Baker has received the contract for
building the new NJ. P. Church at Chester
town, the amount being SIT 800. The build
ing is to be of brick, with stone trimmings,
with audience room, Sunday school room and
two class rooms, all on one floor and so ar
ranged as to be thrown into one when occa-
| sion demands.
The Oxford Manufacturing Company has
been organized and Incorporated with CAPT
tai of $4,000. The officers are James II.
Willis, president; VIM. NJ. Bergman, vice.
presidents Chas. F. Stewart, secretary and
treasurer, and J. H. Nicholson, general man
ager. The company is engaged in the manu-
facture at Oxford, Talbot county, of children S
toys and novelties.
The soft crab business CT Crisfeld is be-
coming one of considerable importance. 1t
is said that there are now nearly one thous-
and little boats, or skiffs, engaged in catch
ing soft and hard crabs in the vicinity of
Crisfeld and Apes Hole. This gives employ
ment to hundreds of people, and scattcrs
among them about 50, 200 weekly.
Over thousand new houses are building in
Baltimore at present, and the boom seems to
be steadily on the increase. About two thirds
of the new dwellings are two story structures,
and they are fitted up with most of the con-
veniences of larger houses. Real estate men
say that in no city in the United States are
two,story residences so complete aud COM
! Portable as in Baltimore.
At Bowie, Prince Georges county, on
/ Friday of last week, P. H. Watts, store
keeper, crazed by liquor, raided the village.
By means of coal oil he destroyed four stacks
of his own hay, set fire to his own house with
his family in it, and to the dwellings of two
other citizens, besides cutting two people
with an axe who had interfered to prevent
his work ofdestruction. He was overpowered
and handcuffed by Sheriff Sellman, of Anne
Arundel county, who happened to bein Bowie
! on business.
The Ninth Annual Convention of the P. E.
Diocese of Easton, comprising the Eastern
Shore counties of Maryland, assembled on
Wednesday, at Emmanuel Church, Chester
town, and chose Rev. DIR. Lindsay, of George
town, D. c., as the successor to the late
Bishop Lay. DR.. Lindsay is an eminent
clergyman, and stands high in the Diocese of
Maryland. He is about 45 yearE old, has
served several years in Georgetown and was
once chaplain of the Uunited States House of
Representatives.
The shipments from the mines of the Cum
| berand coal region during the week ended
| Saturday, May %. were GA .429 tons, and for
the year to that date 1,246,S44 tons, an in
crease of 1888, $50 tons as compared with the
corresponding period of last year. The coal
was shipped as follows: To Baltimore and
| Ohio Railroad, week, 40, 707 tons; year, Il
08s, 2l3 tons; increase, 707, 40 tons c. and
] o. Canal, week, 6,l51 tons; year, GO, pa
tons: increase, 56,593 tons. Pennsylvania
Railroad, week, S,571 tons; year, 9S,SS7
| tons; increase, 24,048 tons.
The St. Mary's Beacon gives the particu-
lars of brutal assault last week upon Miss
Alice Bailey, daughter of farmer near st.
Joseph's, in that county, BENJAMIN Hanoe
\ been lodged in Jail at Leonardtown. 1t is
stated that he met the young lady on the road
to Stones wharf and insulted her, whereupon
she started to run. He overlook her, how
ever, and attempted to commit a feonious
assault, but she struggled desperately and he
was frightened off before doing her any serious
injury.
4 Mrs. Mary E. Patterson, widow of DR.. VIM.
Patterson, of diminishing, died in Philadel-
phia, Pa, on May 25th. On the Saturday
previous in company with her sister-in- law,
Mrs. Crapster, she started on visit to
Brooklyn, N. Y, but stopped in Philadelphia
to spend day or two, and becoming suddenly
i'll, died on Wednesday night, of disease of
the heart. The remains were taken to EN-
mitsburg and on Saturday were buried at Mt
St. Marys College. beside her husband. She
was bornin diminishing, April 2, 1914, was the
ola,f daughter of Patrick Lowe, and was edu-
( Gated at the Sisterhood. She married DIR.
Patterson in 1881, and his death took place
4 MAY 81, 1876.
Middletown. Frederick co., has been seri-
ously damaged by the heavy rains this week.
4 "Litile Creek was out of its banks, and the
lowlands were flooded. The foot bridge erect
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